The Terminator (Special Edition)
by James Cameron
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Actor: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lance Henriksen, Linda Hamilton, Michael Biehn, Paul WinfieldDirector: James Cameron
Brand: MGM
Writer: James Cameron
Producer: Derek Gibson
Producer: Gale Anne Hurd
Writer: Gale Anne Hurd
Producer: John Daly
Writer: Harlan Ellison
Writer: William Wisher Jr.
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; Spanish (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1 EX; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.85:1
Running Time: 107 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2001-10-02
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
DVD Reviews of The Terminator (Special Edition)
DVD Review: The Terminator Blu-Ray Review
Summary: 4 Stars
The Blu-Ray version is crisp and clear and the soundtrack is excellent. The menu setup is great looking and easy to navigate.
Some of the special effects are showing their age (maybe even a little more with this version since it is in HD and shows every little detail)....it was a little distracting at times and pulled me away from the story a bit, but overall it isn't that bad since the story is so powerful and interesting.
I would recommend this movie.
DVD Review: James Freakin Cameron! Come on!
Summary: 5 Stars
Looks dated with the special effects and the music could be worse than the soundtrack to Al Pacino's Scarface but still lots of fun to watch for an action movie. A modern classic.DVD Review: Very Pleased
Summary: 4 Stars
The Terminator series is classic entertainment. This Blu-ray transfer is very good. The picture is good and the sound even better. I recommend this dvd highly, especially Arnold fans.DVD Review: Terminator
Summary: 2 Stars
I did not get the product advertised, it was NOT a special edition copy. It was the regular version.DVD Review: As Good as it Can Get!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some speak of this BD disc in regards to the 5th Element, which was just a bad transfer. The Terminator was a low budget film, unlike T2 and the 5th Element. I expect those two films to look good, I don't expect miracle from Terminator. Now when you consider the first DVD edition and the rare Super VHS edition, this is a hudge step up. Origianlly the sound was in mono, then they stepped it up to surround sound and uncompressed PCM at that! It is the source that is at fault, but it STILL looks better than many films on BD.
You can take a home movie that was shot on VHS, DVD Cam or HD, which will look best went put on Blu Ray? It is the source. Not all sources are good and not all were shot on high quality 70mm film. It is low budget from 1984, what do you expect? Even much larger budget films from 1983-1988 have a similar look, maybe a little cleaner. Not all movies are shot on the same films with the same camreras or the same lighting. You will have variation.
I think they did a great job on this film especially when you comare it with the never ending remasters of T2. T2 had a higher budget and higher quality, not to mention digital effects. T1 was low budget like a martial arts film from the 1970's. You cannot expect everying in HD to look the same or look like The Hulk. I know some early James bond films from the 60's look better than some from the 90's when in theory the 90's films should look way beter, but it has to be the source. Although in the 90's Bond films, it could be the transfer since I know the source had to have been great with the digital effects and all.
Description of The Terminator (Special Edition)
In the year 2029, the ruling super-computer, Skynet, sends an indestructible cyborg (Arnold Schwarzenegger) back in time to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) before she can fulfill her destiny and save mankind.This is the film that cemented Schwarzenegger's spot in the action-brawn firmament, and it was well deserved. He's chilling as the futuristic cyborg who kills without fear, without love, without mercy. James Cameron's story and direction are pared to the bone and all the more creepy. But don't overlook the contributions of Linda Hamilton, who more than holds her own as the Terminator's would-be victim, Sarah Connor--thus creating, along with Sigourney Weaver in Alien, a new generation of rugged, clear-thinking female action stars. It's surprising how well this film holds up, and how its minimalist, malevolent violence is actually way scarier than that of its far more expensive, more effects-laden sequel. --Anne Hurley
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